Laundry breaking table



Nov. 15, 1932. F. A. c. KRUEGER 1,887,648

LAUNDRY BREAKING TABLE Filed Nov. 22, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet away/0 A. C Krzzsger a7 Nov. 15, 1932. F. A. c. KRUEGER 1,887,648

LAUNDRY BREAKING TABLE I Filed Nov. 22, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I III! III lwwa Ezil iii-125 752" Patented Nov. 15, 1932 OFFICE FRANK A. c, Krwnenn, or MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin LAUNDRY BREAK NG TABLE Application filed November 22, 1980. Serial No. 497,562.

' The invention relates to improvements in "laundry breaking tables. I

is the provision of an improved type of laun- 1dry breaking table, particularly adapted for sorting clothes in laundries, and includes means to increase the efficiency OfSOPtiIlg the fugitive colors from the-white clothes, and

also the articles which are to be hand-washed, and the device is so constructed that an unskilled operator may readily carry out the purpose of the device.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a laundry breaking table including a plurality of stalls, in which is arranged a sectional receiver, and a main re ceiver suspended from the table or platform whereby the clothes can be deposited upon the platform and quickly sorted; with the white clothes being deposited in the main container,'or what is known as the'customers laundrybag, while the remaining articles are sorted according to colors and type of articles to correspond to the cleaning process for each article, as it is necessary to sort these articles into separate units for laundrying purposes.

A further object of the present invention A is the provision of a laundry breaking table constructed so as to provide a plurality of stalls, whereby several sets of laundries can be sorted at one time and one or more operators can be doing the sorting in accordance with the amount of Work to be done, thus saving considerable time in thesorting and providing a device whereby an unskilled operator may carry out the work with the desired efficiency.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel features of construction, the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out inthe claims and shown in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figurej 1 .is atop plan view of a laundry breaking table, constructed in accordance with my invention;;

i V. Figure 2 is a side elevation; Figure 3 isa detailed vertical section ilto a substantially vertical position when not a spring clip 14.

with all of the smaller articles; such as 001-" lustrating the amount of the mainlaundry bag and, 4 One of the objects of the present invention Figure 4 is a detailed Vertical section it lustrating means for maintaining the table in a central position;

In the construction of. this device, 1 provlde an angular floor'plate l, the horizontal portion of which is attached to the floor of the laundry by means of the lag screws 2.

' Fi ure 1.

rranged between the partition members 7 6 are the platforms 7, each provided with an opening 8 and arranged in each opening 8 is .70 v a collar 9 having an annular bead 10 at its upper end.

The main laundry bags 11 are suspended through the openings 8 by having the upper edge of the bag drawn over the bead 10 and the clamping ring 12 engaged over the head 10 to clamp the material therebetween. The clamping ring 12 is hinged to the platform 7, as shown at 13, and is adapted to be moved in use, as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 3. The clamping ring 12 is maintained in a vertical or inoperative position by means of Mounted upon each platform 7 and arranged between the upper portions of the partitions 6 are the containers 15, divided into separate compartments, as'shown-at 16, the

several compartments being adapted to receive the various types of laundry. It -will, therefore, be apparent that when it is desired to assorta bundle of laundry, the bundle is placed. upon one of the platforms 7 land opened. The articles are then sorted according to colors, and the types of washing for the different articles. In other words, the vwhite clothes are placed within the laundry bag 11, while the remaining articles are sorted according to colors and type of material,

lars, handkerchiefs, and the like, being deposited in one section of member 15.

Prior to removing the articles from the laundry bag or bundle, the marker pin is removed from the outside of the package placed in a convenient position within each area formed by the partition members 6. Therefore, a'it'ter the articles have been assorted, they can be readily tagged and sent to the Washroom, with the different classes of articles being washed byd iiierent processes.

In using a device of this character, it will be noted that an unskilled operator 'can'be used for sorting the materials, as .it isnot a difiicult operation to place different types "of clothes in theseveral compartments-'16,

After the several articles have beenprop erly classified,;the tag operator then-applies the proper marking pins to the articles and they are carried out to thewashroom where they 'areput through the diiierent operations for-cleansing purposes. With the use of this typeof table, several lots of articles tobe laundered can be very quickly and easily separated and result in a minimum number of errors which usually occur in the sorting of laundry. The-containers 15 are substantially triangular in shape with the apex arranged adjacent the tubular member 5, while the base of thecon'tainer faces outwardly of the device andthese containers are so mounted that they can be readily moved relative to the: :platforms 7 when-itis desired to remove the articlestliereirom. Extending aroundtheplatforms 7, at the outer ends thereof,- is the guide 1 rail,'1 =7wliich reduces-t0 a minimum the number of articles being accidentally displaced relative to the platforms. I

' Attached'to the lower end of each wall 6 are casters 18 which are adapted to rotatably support the device as shown in Figure'Q, and the device is retained in a central position by ,means ofthe angular plates 1- and-4t.

t will be apparent from this arrangement thatanoperator can stand inone-location rel- "ati've'to the device'and easily sort out the articles in the various'laundry packages. The

*central upright memberis securely retained against lateral movement vby means of the flange plates 1 and 4.

--Itwill thus be-apparent that'when the two bers *6, thus rotating the device on the 1cast ers 1 8 until the next'adj'acents'ectionhas been wpesitioned in-tront of the operator. "Thisopieration may 'be carried outuntil allot the l'aundry in the '-=seve'ral secti'ons :has been sorted? g A.

It is believed that withr-i a: 5 device -'of this character it will save considerable time and expense in the sorting of laundry at large laundries, due to the fact that even an unskilled operator after instructions can readily assort a bundle of laundry, placing the proper articles in the proper compartments l6 and assemble all of the white clothes in the main laundry bags 11.

The device is inexpensive for the character of the Work to be carried out and it is believed =it'-w i ll save considerable time and expense in laundries handling a large volume of business.

vBetween the partitions 6 adjacent the "lower ends "theredffl? provide the base platstorms 19 which can be used-for various purposes, but are preferably used-fer support- ;ing the main laundry-bagslL as shown in Figure 2. I V 1 V hile I have shown and descri-bed the -pre- --ferred embodiment 0t my invention, it will be apparent from the foregoing that slight changes may be made 'in-'-the-.construction when putting the .invention into practice without departing from the spirit oft-the,

sameor the scope of therappended claims.

I claim: 4 r

-l. laundry breakingtable comprising a central pedestal, a {plurality/oi. spaced radial partitions carried by said pedestalto torm individual stalls, sorting'shelves in eachpt said stalls, rollers carried by theouteriends of said apartitions Y for supporting the. same,

.7 an annular depending-flange carried :by the bottom of the pedestal," and .means mounted on-thefffioon and engaging: saidflange to rotatably. anchor-flthe table on the floor.

2. A laundry ibre akingtable comprising a central -pedestal, a plurality of spaced radial partitions carried by said pedestal: .to "form individual stalls, upper and lower shelves each of said stalls, the upper shelves being provided with bag receiving openings, bags supported on the lower shelves and projecting' through s'aid openin'gs, means carried by said HPP r shelves for detachab-ly. securing the mouths of saidbags" thereto adj a'cent'said openings,roll'ers carried-by the' outenendsof said" partition for "supporting the' *same; and

means "for rotatably' anchoring-saidpedestal on the floor.

3. 'Alaundry breaking table' comprisingaa 'central"pedestal,"aplurality"if'spaoed'radial partitions carried by said pedestal to form individual stalls, upper and lower sh'elves in each "of said stalls, the i'ipper sh'elyes being provided with bag receiving openings, bags supported on the lower shelves and project- 'ing througlr said openings, means carrie'd' by said upper sh'elves ctor d etachably securing "the mouths ofsaidba gs thereto-adjacent said openings, rol lers carried by the outerends of said partitions for supporting the same, 7

means for rotatably anchering:saidlpedstal on ithe"floor, and a partitioned container =supported on each of the upper shelves adjacent said pedestal and between the adjacent partitions.

4. A laundry breaking table comprising a central pedestal, a plurality of spaced partitions carried by said pedestal to form individual stalls, upper and lower shelves carried by said partitions for each stall, said upper shelves being provided with bag receiving openings adjacent one of the partitions, bags supported upon the lower shelf and projecting through said openings, a hinged retaining means mounted adjacent said openings for detachably retaining the mouths of said bags to the edges of said openings, partitioned containers supported upon the upper shelves adjacent said pedestal and said partitions, rollers carried by the outer ends of said partitions for supporting the same, a depending annular flange secured to the bottom of said pedestal, an upwardly projecting annular flange secured to the floor and engaging said depending flange to rotatably anchor the table on the floor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

FRANK A. O. KRUEGER. 

